Suddenly
by TheRealXenocide
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Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, settings, or anything else you recognize from the show Lizzie McGuire. The plot, at it's base, has been around since Homer.
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Chapter 2
Alone
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Matt whipped around at the sound. Melina, his ex-wife, was standing not five yards from him. "What?"
"You loved her. It's so obvious."
"I don't know what . . ."
"If you're going to lie, shut up! Why do you think I left you? Why do you think I got involved with somebody else?"
"With Lanny."
"HE. WAS. THERE. You spent so much time with Miranda and the girls. Away from me, your WIFE. Did you even notice that we had only made love once in the last year together? As much as I loved you, I couldn't take it anymore. I went to him to talk, and things developed. That's when I really realized it."
"What, that you love him?"
"Lanny loves me, deeply. Loving him was so different than loving you. I realized, finally, that you loved somebody else. It didn't take a genius to figure out who it was."
"Is." Matt corrected, finally admitting it. "Her death doesn't kill my love for her."
"Matt, I know you don't like me right now, but you need to know this. I never wanted this for her. She didn't deserve this. Nobody does."
Later, he'd realize the depth of this moment. Now, however, she was one of the last people he wanted. "Please go."
She was stung by that, but had expected it. She placed the flowers she brought on the grave, and left.
And again, Matt was alone.
Again, reality punched him.
Again, he fell to the ground, and sobbed.
by TheRealXenocide
`
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, settings, or anything else you recognize from the show Lizzie McGuire. The plot, at it's base, has been around since Homer.
`
Chapter 2
Alone
`
Matt whipped around at the sound. Melina, his ex-wife, was standing not five yards from him. "What?"
"You loved her. It's so obvious."
"I don't know what . . ."
"If you're going to lie, shut up! Why do you think I left you? Why do you think I got involved with somebody else?"
"With Lanny."
"HE. WAS. THERE. You spent so much time with Miranda and the girls. Away from me, your WIFE. Did you even notice that we had only made love once in the last year together? As much as I loved you, I couldn't take it anymore. I went to him to talk, and things developed. That's when I really realized it."
"What, that you love him?"
"Lanny loves me, deeply. Loving him was so different than loving you. I realized, finally, that you loved somebody else. It didn't take a genius to figure out who it was."
"Is." Matt corrected, finally admitting it. "Her death doesn't kill my love for her."
"Matt, I know you don't like me right now, but you need to know this. I never wanted this for her. She didn't deserve this. Nobody does."
Later, he'd realize the depth of this moment. Now, however, she was one of the last people he wanted. "Please go."
She was stung by that, but had expected it. She placed the flowers she brought on the grave, and left.
And again, Matt was alone.
Again, reality punched him.
Again, he fell to the ground, and sobbed.